Perichaetous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perichaetous \Per`i*ch[ae]"tous\, a. [See {Perich[ae]tium}.]
     (Zool.)
     Surrounded by set[ae]; -- said of certain earthworms (genus
     {Perich[ae]tus}).
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